Approximately one out of every four women in the United States has experienced domestic violence by the hands of a current spouse, former spouse, or boyfriend (Black et al. 5). ... Affordable housing is one of the main challenges that they face in escaping the abuse (Black et al. 10). ... The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA) protects individuals living in federally subsidized housing (Tiesman et al. 23). ... Survivors often have upsetting memories, flashbacks, or a feeling of danger that they cannot overcome (Smith et al. 15). ... They may feel disconnected from the rest of the world,...

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Ralph and Jack could be viewed, as according to Jung's theory of collective unconsciousness, as archetypes of good and evil (Feldman et al. 2004), order and chaos. ... Conformity is a change in behaviour or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of others (Feldman et al. 2004). ... The more attractive a group is to its members, the greater its ability to produce conformity (Feldman et al 2004). ... Aggression involves intentionally inflicting injury or harm on another person (Feldman et al. 2004). ... Schizophrenia refers to a class of disorders ...

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In the study by Leon-Carrion et al. (2003), a comparison was made of the school and head injury histories of violent and non-violent prisoners. ... However, it was found that "what differentiated the violent from the non-violent group was a history of having suffered head injuries that were never treated- (Leon-Carrion et al., 2003, p207). ... Furthermore, it has also been shown that some individuals "had no trouble with the law until they became head-injured well into adulthood- (Sarapata et al., 1998, p831). ... They concluded that "dysfunction in the limbic system [has] been implicated i...

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(Medved, et. al. 243) Seeing the violence, hearing about it, watching news reports about violent acts committed by real people, especially other children, affects the viewer negatively. ... (Black, et. al. 317) Older children watch about four hours less per week. ... (Medved, et. al. 19) "A US News & World Report survey of voters reveals that 91% "think media mayhem contributes to real-life violence", while 54% of the public thinks violence in entertainment media "is a major factor that contributes to the level of violence in America". ... (Medved, et. al. 28) Because the general ...

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Boys are assigned warfare tasks such as fighting, kidnapping and stealing (Klasen, Fionna, et al). ... The study also showed that boys had higher scores for trauma than girls, but there was not much difference in mental health outcomes (Klasen, Fionna, et al). ...

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"The ability to be in constant contact with a dating partner via these relatively new technologies may contribute to someone's ability to stalk, control, harass, and abuse their partners" (Lenhart et al. 2011:#1064). ... "Young adult' romantic relationships are quite fluid and often unstable, with more than four in ten young adults experiencing both a breakup and reconciliation in their present or most recent relationship" (Longmore et al,2009:#430). ... "Growing up in abusive homes learns from their families that violence and intimidation are tools for maint...

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A study by Milavsky et al (1982) found that media violence has only a minor effect on violent behaviour and social environment and family background have a greater influence [5]. ... Shuttle et al (1988) did an observational study into this, which yielded a positive relationship between video game violence and an increase in violent behaviour in children. ...

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It is often observed that men, in general, behave more aggressively than women, and that women seem to be more nurturing than men. In this paper, I argue that these observed differences between men and women are wrong and that they are simply socially constructed, based on social processes and le...

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Media Censorship Censorship of the media is a hotly contested topic. The public has declared that there is excessive violence portrayed on television and that this violence ultimately negatively affects viewers, especially children. Censorship is the regulation and control of information an...

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The Frustration-Aggression Theory holds the most hope for understanding the cause of family violence. This theory is more complete than others because oftentimes abusers set goals for themselves as a result of their experience. For example, if a male was molested as child, it is likely that they ...

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Introduction to the Australian Medical Association The Australian Medical Association (AMA) aims to protect as well as promote the professional interests of doctors and the community's health care needs. They advocate on behalf of their members at all State and Federal levels of government by challe...

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There are arguments for both violent and non-violent forms of resistance. In a recent study on civil resistance, Chenoweth and Stephan (2008) concluded that non-violent resistance campaigns have had a success of 53% compared with a 26% favorable result for violent campaigns (ibid). However I would a...

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Some variables affecting the behavior of individuals are "the social groups, subcultures and social institutions that provide perceivers with stable norms, values and motives" (Turner et al., 1994, p. 460). ...

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Assignment Critically evaluate the usefulness of contemporary criminological theory for an understanding of crimes of violence. Response This paper will look at some crimes of violence, and it will evaluate how contemporary criminological theory is useful or how in some cases it is not useful towa...

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